Nokian Exteme Studded Tires and Black Ice Review
01-14-14, 07:10 AM
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Nokian Exteme Studded Tires and Black Ice Review
I live in WI and one evening last wk got a call that there was a immediate need for assistance at my employer apparently the roads were so bad no one could make it in to help. I was not paying attention to the weather, I was in the house and went outside and the streets and side walks were glare ice. It was raining out and then freezing. Previous to this we had temps -20 with windchill's -60. There were car accidents all over and snow plows in the ditch. I got out my Giant VT2 with 25K+ miles on it and my 7 + year old Nokian Extreme studded tires and rode this to work. Never spun a tire or slipped once. Got to my employers parking lot and a maintenance guy saw me riding while he was spreading salt and said "are you nuts" I said I have studded tires and haven't slipped once. After leaving working by now the rain stopped but everything was coated in a sheet of ice. Took my time but again no accidents or even spun a tire. Just a wk or two prior I replaced a few studs that appeared worn on each tire. I had looked into buying a fat tire bike, took one for a test drive but with the good performance of this bike's tires and my advanced age, I think I will stick with this set up for winter weather. Around here salt is measured in tons per mile and I have gone through many bike components since I got this bike in I think 2001
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01-17-14, 07:32 AM
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Nokians are great. Mine, knock on wood, have kept me upright all winter.
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Great report. I'd rather ride on studded tires than walk on the icy paths in Chicago. Studs feel safer and perform better than winter boots, IMO.
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01-17-14, 12:24 PM
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even sub extreme IE less studs , Im better on my Bike with my Nokian tires than trying to walk .
wearing non studded sole boots.
PNW logger's Boots had studded soles to walk on log rafts when they got towed down rivers to sawmills.
wearing non studded sole boots.
PNW logger's Boots had studded soles to walk on log rafts when they got towed down rivers to sawmills.
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They make you wish for freezing rain / drizzle. 
We had the lakes freeze up before Thanksgiving. But no snow. Took the kids ice skating, and I rode the bicycle. Just don't stop, too slippery for the feet. But never a hint of slipping from the tires.
We had the lakes freeze up before Thanksgiving. But no snow. Took the kids ice skating, and I rode the bicycle. Just don't stop, too slippery for the feet. But never a hint of slipping from the tires.
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Very impressive, GreenspeedGTS.
This is my first year with studs. The Hakkapeliitta's make world of difference on ice & I'd recommend them to anyone riding through the winter up here. However, on Monday we had pretty heavy accumulation of snow and the studs just didn't grip the unplowed roads. I am curious how a fat bike would compare when snow volume is the issue.
This is my first year with studs. The Hakkapeliitta's make world of difference on ice & I'd recommend them to anyone riding through the winter up here. However, on Monday we had pretty heavy accumulation of snow and the studs just didn't grip the unplowed roads. I am curious how a fat bike would compare when snow volume is the issue.
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